Article: City cultivates historic farmstead for park. (Holland, Michigan's Van Raalte Farm)

Since its acquisition over a decade ago by the city of Holland, Michigan, the Van Raalte Farm has been gradually developed for passive and active recreation uses while preserving most of the historic farmstead in a natural state. The property has become a major component of the city's recreation master plan and could easily become a unique regional attraction.

Situated at the east side of the city limits within a probable growth corridor, the farm originated more than 150 years ago when Reverend Albertus Van Raalte, the founding father of the city, purchased 155 acres from the federal government. The property remained under the control of the same family until its ...

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